DCF Fight Night #1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jim Thorpe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Thorpe
vs
Jackson

176 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jim Thorpe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fred Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorpe misses with a wild body shot.
Thorpe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jackson tries to counter with a clinch but Thorpe shakes him off and moves away.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thorpe swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Jackson has closed the distance and engaged Thorpe in a clinch.
Thorpe tries to pull guard but Jackson holds him up against the ropes and eventually Thorpe drops back down to his feet.
Thorpe wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Thorpe wants to break free but Jackson has control.
Thorpe wants to break free but Jackson has control.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Thorpe is trying to break the clinch but Jackson has him pressed against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thorpe has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thorpe goes for a takedown attempt but Jackson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Thorpe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thorpe avoids the head kick by Jackson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson avoids the head kick by Thorpe.
Jackson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jackson slips a jab from Thorpe.
Jackson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jackson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Jackson has closed the distance and engaged Thorpe in a clinch.
Jackson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jackson can't find room to land a body shot as Thorpe controls the action.
Thorpe is trying to pull guard but Jackson turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jim Thorpe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson stalling against the ropes.
Jackson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Thorpe tries to pull guard but Jackson won't allow it.
Thorpe is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Jackson to keep the fight standing.
Jackson leaning against his opponent.
Jackson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thorpe is defending well for now.
Jackson prevents the takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorpe can't get the takedown.
Stalling in the clinch from Jackson.
Thorpe wants to take the fight to the mat but Jackson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Jackson has a couple of punches blocked by Thorpe.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but Thorpe blocks with his arms.
Jackson lands an uppercut.
Jackson prevents Thorpe from breaking the clinch.
Thorpe wants to get back to striking at distance but Jackson won't allow it.
Jackson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Thorpe up against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jackson tries a body shot but Thorpe blocks it.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Thorpe looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson working aggressively here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Thorpe as Jackson tries to tie him up.
Thorpe has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jackson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Thorpe gets control of Jackson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Thorpe will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Jackson trying to control but Thorpe is working from the bottom.

Jackson gets to his feet. Thorpe looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Thorpe misses with a jab, cross combination.
A head kick misses from Thorpe.

Jackson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Jackson just leaning against Thorpe, taking a breather.
A head punch on the inside from Jackson fails to land.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Jackson misses with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Jackson.
Thorpe has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jackson after a bit of a struggle.
Jackson is struggling to control the position.
Jackson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Jackson has Thorpe pressed against the ropes, preventing Thorpe from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jackson creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Thorpe with a big uppercut! Thorpe tries to clinch up but Jackson pushes him back against the ropes and lands another monster strike that crumples Thorpe to the mat! Thorpe covers up and Jackson unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Fred Jackson!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
33%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Destin Craven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Robins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Craven
vs
Robins

178 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

172 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Destin Craven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alex Robins!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Ryoma Takatsuka and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Craven moves in looking to clinch but Robins pushes him off.

Craven darts in and clinches Robins up against the ropes.
Robins prevents a body shot from Craven.

Craven manages to break the clinch.

Robins manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Craven on his heels. He'll look to pass Craven's guard now, I'm sure.
Craven wants to stand and escape but Robins is having none of it.
Robins throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Craven is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Craven has a closed guard, preventing Robins from standing up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robins wants to control from the top but Craven keeps moving.
Craven is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Robins dives into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Craven is not content to let Robins control the position.
Craven is looking to regain half guard here but Robins keeps moving and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Craven's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Robins wants to control but Craven is keeping him busy.
Robins creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Craven sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Craven gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Robins thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Robins thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Craven avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Robins.
Robins not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Robins stalling away here and it's allowed Craven to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Robins has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Craven is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Craven wants to stand but Robins is controlling the position.
Craven working a defensive guard here.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Robins shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Craven napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Craven is trying to get back to his feet.
Robins trying to control the action but Craven is working from the bottom.
Craven tries to improve position but can't.
Robins working away.
Robins tries to move to full mount but Craven actually manages to regain half guard.
Craven tries to kick Robins off but Robins keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Robins throws a strike but Craven avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Craven working a defensive guard but Robins manages to pass into side control anyway.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Craven is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Robins has just dragged him back down to the mat.

Robins swings around for an armbar but Craven sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Robins's guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Craven wants to control from the top but Robins keeps moving.
Craven stops Robins from standing up.
Craven trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Robins keeping moving, preventing Craven from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Robins wants to stand and escape but Craven is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Alex Robins will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Robins shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Robins showed some decent athleticism there.

Robins wants to work for an arm triangle but Craven is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Craven is looking for a sweep. Robins is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Craven looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Robins throws a strike but Craven avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Craven is looking to sweep but instead, Robins has passed into half guard.
Robins thows a huge punch but Craven dodges it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Craven is trying to stand up here but Robins is controlling him well.
Robins thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Craven's head.
Robins throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Craven to regain full guard.

Robins drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Craven manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Robins has Craven in his guard.

Robins is trying to keep Craven in close.
Robins wants to stand up but Craven is controlling him.
Craven has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Craven working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Robins is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Alex Robins has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Craven trying to control the position from guard on top but Robins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Craven accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Craven prevents Robins from getting back to his feet.
Robins keeping full guard, as Craven tries to pass.
Craven won't allow Robins to get back to his feet.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Craven fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Robins, pushing him back against the ropes.
Robins has Craven pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Craven manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Robins has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Craven is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Robins throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Craven is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Robins gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Robins has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Craven avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Destin Craven has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Robins.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robins drops down looking for an ankle pick but Craven pulls his leg out and moves away.
Robins sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

Craven has taken the fight to the clinch.

Craven escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Craven throws a hook but Robins blocks it.

Robins feints and as Craven raises his hands in defense, Robins changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Robins stops Craven from standing up.
Robins is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Craven has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Robins is looking to work some ground and pound but Craven has wrist control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robins trying to control but Craven is working from the bottom.
Robins is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Craven is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Robins is controlling him.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Robins missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Craven lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Robins circles away quickly and effectively.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Robins shoots in and bounces Craven off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Robins won't allow Craven to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Destin Craven dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Craven moves into the clinch.

Craven jumps into guard, dragging Robins to the mat.
Craven looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Craven looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Robins is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Craven has control of Robins's left arm, preventing Robins from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robins throws a big right hand that misses.
Robins works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Robins is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robins seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Craven does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Craven is looking to improve his position.
Craven is staying active underneath Robins, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Craven keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Robins thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Robins is looking for a kimura but Craven is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Robins to get the leverage.
Craven has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Robins is working away from the top position though.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Craven is trying hard to land a takedown here. Robins sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Craven throws the left hand but Robins avoids the punch easily.

Robins shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Robins sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Craven defending well though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robins trying to control from Craven's half guard. Craven has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Craven looking to control.
Craven keeping moving, preventing Robins from controlling successfully.
Craven utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Craven looking to control.
Robins controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Robins throws a big elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craven is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Craven stuffs the takedown.

Craven takes the fight into the clinch.
Craven avoiding damage.
Robins is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Craven to keep the fight standing.

Craven breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Craven tries to clinch but Robins moves out of range.
Craven tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Destin Craven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robins avoids the head kick by Craven.
Craven tries to clinch up but Robins circles away and keeps his distance.
Robins stuffs the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Robins gets the takedown into side control.
Craven is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Robins off and has taken his back!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Craven doesn't have the hooks in and Robins manages to turn into his guard.
Robins not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Robins postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Craven is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Robins, into his guard.

Robins keeping moving, preventing Craven from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Craven is really struggling to control Robins but he's trying to hold on to the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Destin Craven.
I think Craven has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Destin Craven!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
33%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Javier Tascon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Gattis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Gattis will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Tascon
vs
Gattis

181 cm
18
163 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Javier Tascon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Gattis!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tascon pushes Gattis up against the ropes in a clinch.

Gattis pulls guard effortlessly.
Tascon with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gattis throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Gattis lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Tascon keeping full guard, as Gattis tries to pass.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Tascon is working an open guard so Gattis takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gattis throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tascon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gattis circles away quickly and effectively.
Tascon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tascon swats away the attempt to clinch by Gattis.
Tascon half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.

Tascon clinches up with Gattis and pushes him back against the ropes.

Gattis breaks the clinch.
Gattis is looking to clinch but Tascon is avoiding it.
Tascon attempts a counter takedown but Gattis avoids it well and moves away.
Tascon takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
James Gattis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gattis lands a jab-cross combination.

Tascon gets a clinch.
Gattis wants to get back to striking at distance but Tascon won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gattis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Gattis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gattis digs a good hook to Tascon's body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gattis. That's going to slow Tascon down.
Gattis moves out of range of the strikes.
Gattis throws a counter combo.
Tascon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gattis with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gattis shoots in for a takedown but Tascon shows good takedown defense.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gattis. Tascon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gattis scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gattis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Tascon has closed the distance and engaged Gattis in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gattis taking a breather.
Gattis has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Tascon after a bit of a struggle.
Javier Tascon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Gattis.
Gattis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tascon misses with an elbow strike.
Tascon throws a head punch that misses.
Gattis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tascon is defending well for now.
Tascon can't get the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gattis just leaning against Tascon, taking a breather.
Gattis is looking to break free of the clinch but Tascon has double underhooks.
Gattis wants to stall.

Gattis breaks the clinch.

Tascon has closed the distance and engaged Gattis in a clinch.
Gattis prevents Tascon from breaking the clinch.
Tascon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Tascon prevents Gattis from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Gattis dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Gattis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gattis now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Gattis fails with the takedown

and Tascon counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Gattis has one foot on Tascon's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

Gattis closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gattis is trying to control the action in half guard but Tascon is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gattis controlling the action here.
Tascon won't allow Gattis to pass to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tascon is staying active underneath Gattis, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gattis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gattis takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Gattis is thwarting Tascon's attempts to control the position.
Gattis tries to stand but can't do so whilst Tascon controls his leg.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Tascon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gattis tries to clinch

and Tascon counters with a shoot takedown. Gattis fights it but they end up in guard.
Gattis looking to control.

Gattis has his feet on Tascon's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gattis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tascon instigates a clinch.
Gattis is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tascon pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Tascon breaks the clinch.
Javier Tascon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gattis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tascon blocks a head kick by Gattis.
Tascon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gattis.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gattis moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tascon swats away the attempt to clinch by Gattis.
Tascon appears to be looking for a big counter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gattis is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tascon sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Javier Tascon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Gattis.
Gattis throws a right hand that Tascon ducks under and follows up with a left that Tascon also avoids with ease.
Tascon keeps the fight on the outside.
Tascon keeps the fight on the outside.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gattis. Tascon does a little dance to reset his feet.

Tascon drives through and clinches with Gattis against the ropes.
Gattis can't break the clinch.
Gattis takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gattis trying to land knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Tascon.
Gattis tries to pull guard but Tascon forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.

Gattis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Tascon has managed to clinch.
Gattis tries to break the clinch but Tascon is controlling the position.
Gattis tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gattis throws an elbow but it misses.

Gattis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but James Gattis will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Tascon closes the distance and clinches.
Gattis tries to break the clinch but Tascon is controlling the position.
Gattis tries to stall but Tascon uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Tascon breaks the clinch.
Tascon tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Gattis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Tascon decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Gattis is positioning himself well to prevent Tascon advancing to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Tascon is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gattis is just riding it out for now. Tascon eventually gives up the hold.
Gattis moves into full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gattis has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Tascon is pushing him up against the ropes, looking to control the position.
Gattis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tascon has him pressed against the ropes.
Gattis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tascon is pressed up against the ropes. Gattis has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tascon down to the mat. Tascon avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Good standup being displayed there by Gattis as he connects with a hook.
Gattis throws a series of strikes that have Tascon backpedaling.
Tascon lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tascon is looking to clinch but Gattis is avoiding it.
Gattis drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Tascon defends it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tascon leaves Gattis with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Tascon drives through and clinches with Gattis against the ropes.

Gattis successfully pulls guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gattis controlling the position.
Gattis wants to stand up but Tascon is controlling him.
Tascon throws a big right hand that misses.
Tascon makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tascon postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tascon connects with a couple of short punches.
Tascon throws a strike but Gattis rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

My spies in Gracie Barra Hilo inform me that Gattis has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Gattis trying to control the position from guard on top but Tascon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tascon knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gattis on the ground.
Gattis is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Tascon controls Gattis momentarily but Gattis frees himself.
Tascon keeping moving, preventing Gattis from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tascon is working an open guard so Gattis takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Gattis tries to clinch up.
Tascon is looking to counter punch.
Gattis looks to land a body kick but Tascon moved away.
Tascon lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Gattis dodges the punch combination from Tascon.
Javier Tascon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
James Gattis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice takedown defense from Tascon. No joy for Gattis on that attempt.
Tascon looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to James Gattis.
I've got Gattis winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Josh West scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by split decision... James Gattis!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
40%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cerrone Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Haitu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Clark
vs
Haitu

170 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

176 cm
25
153 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cerrone Clark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Roger Haitu!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haitu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Clark moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Haitu pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Clark back to the ropes. Haitu follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Haitu avoids the head kick by Clark.

Haitu moves into range and clinches up with Clark.

Haitu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Clark shoots in looking for a takedown but Haitu manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Clark's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jab from Haitu.
Haitu connects with a single shot there.
Horrible takedown attempt by Clark or perhaps it was just good defense by Haitu, which made it look bad.
Haitu digs a good body shot into Clark's ribs.
Clark ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haitu moves away.
Haitu's coach down at Cozad MMA Hilo was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Haitu's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clark tries for a takedown but Haitu sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cerrone Clark. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clark fails with the takedown
and Haitu counters with a one-two to the body.
Haitu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Clark takes one on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Clark with that takedown attempt.
Haitu scores with a one two! Clark had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Haitu lands a nice shot to the body.

Haitu gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Haitu is trying to push Clark away but Clark has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.

Haitu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Haitu bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Clark's head backwards.

Haitu takes the fight into the clinch.
Clark keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Haitu's efforts to push away.
Clark goes for a takedown in the clinch but Haitu prevents it.

Haitu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Haitu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Haitu closes the distance and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clark is trying to pull guard but Haitu has him pressed against the ropes.

Haitu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Haitu cracks Clark with a right hand to the side of the head.

Haitu clinches.

Haitu breaks from the clinch.
Nice jab there from Haitu.
Clark misses with the combination.

Haitu clinches.

Haitu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Haitu rushes Clark and presses him up against the ropes.

Haitu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Haitu scores with a three punch combo!
Haitu lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Haitu as he avoids it easily.
Haitu's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Haitu duly obliges.
Clark is breathing heavily.
Clark tries a head kick but it misses.
Haitu appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A lazy left from Haitu finds it's target.

Clark dives in and scores a takedown into Haitu's guard.

Haitu is edging up against the ropes. He's using the ropes to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Haitu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Haitu with a nice cross.
Clark shoots in but Haitu avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Haitu jabs Clark to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Haitu is working the combinations to good effect here.
Nice straight punches there by Haitu. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Haitu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haitu looks to land a combination. Clark sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Clark is rocked!
Haitu throws a combination. Clark tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Oh Clark is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Haitu connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Clark tumbling to the canvas! Haitu pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Clark was done - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Roger Haitu!
Roger Haitu was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
70%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sean Cox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Marquet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sean Cox has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cox
vs
Marquet

180 cm
25
177 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

181 cm
20
184 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sean Cox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Henry Marquet!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cox doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Marquet to counter with a crisp jab.

Marquet drops Cox with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Cox looks back up at him and smiles so Marquet waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Cox looks up at the clock. Bad move! Marquet lands a right hand from hell, dropping Cox. Marquet pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Henry Marquet!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Bones The Coke Fiend (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lima Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lima Santos is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Bones The Coke Fiend
vs
Santos

195 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
24
206 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Prefers standup

Sin City Allstars

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Johnny Bones The Coke Fiend!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lima Santos!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Coke Fiend throws a head kick that misses.
The Coke Fiend misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Santos! But no joy.
The Coke Fiend thows a leg kick but Santos checks it
and The Coke Fiend takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The Coke Fiend moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The Coke Fiend pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Coke Fiend tries to clinch

and Santos counters with a single leg into guard. The Coke Fiend didn't expect that.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Santos with a nice head shot there.
The Coke Fiend working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Santos.
The Coke Fiend knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Santos on the ground.
Santos stopping the sweep attempt from The Coke Fiend.
Santos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The Coke Fiend utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Santos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Santos thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Santos connects with a couple of short punches.

Santos is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Santos throws a big right hand that misses.
Santos works over The Coke Fiend with some ground and pound from guard.

Santos thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The Coke Fiend preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Santos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Coke Fiend working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Santos.
Santos throwing strikes from guard but The Coke Fiend blocks nicely.
Santos works over The Coke Fiend with some ground and pound from guard.
The Coke Fiend on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if The Coke Fiend tries to get out of the position.
Santos scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Santos postures up in The Coke Fiend's guard and throws a big left but The Coke Fiend blocks it.
Santos has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Cozad MMA Hilo. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Santos stands up over The Coke Fiend, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Santos lands a couple of elbows.
Santos distracts The Coke Fiend with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The Coke Fiend avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Santos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos landing with the ground and pound.
Santos passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Santos tries for a kimura but The Coke Fiend is defending well.

Santos is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but The Coke Fiend is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Santos misses with the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos lands some shots froms side control.
Santos tries to advance to mount but The Coke Fiend denies him.
Santos is looking to take a break and control but The Coke Fiend is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The Coke Fiend managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Santos.
Santos sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but The Coke Fiend is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The Coke Fiend avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Santos.

Santos tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Santos has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lima Santos dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

The Coke Fiend tries a head kick but it misses.
And Santos tries to counter it with a takedown but The Coke Fiend pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Santos steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from The Coke Fiend. That one must have hurt.
The Coke Fiend is looking to clinch but Santos is avoiding it.
Santos with the counter takedown but The Coke Fiend avoids it easily.

The Coke Fiend gets a clinch.
The Coke Fiend misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Santos.
With the fighters up against the ropes, The Coke Fiend throws an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by The Coke Fiend.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Coke Fiend landing knees to the body.
The Coke Fiend displaying some good clinch control by pressing Santos up against the ropes.
Santos managing to block the knees to the body from The Coke Fiend.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Coke Fiend pushes off an throws an elbow but Santos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
The Coke Fiend tries to land knees in the clinch but Santos avoids the damage to the body.
The Coke Fiend unloads a knee to the mid-section. Santos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Santos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The Coke Fiend lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Santos jumps guard but The Coke Fiend stands there with Santos around his waist. Santos gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The Coke Fiend throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The Coke Fiend lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Lima Santos has been cut.
Santos dodges an elbow strike from The Coke Fiend.
Santos avoiding damage as The Coke Fiend throws knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Coke Fiend lands an elbow that stopped Santos in his tracks for a moment.

Santos manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Santos bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in The Coke Fiend's guard.

Santos trying to control but The Coke Fiend is working from the bottom.
The Coke Fiend has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Santos working some strikes from top position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santos trying to control but The Coke Fiend is working from the bottom.
The Coke Fiend looking to control but Santos passes into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed The Coke Fiend's head.
The Coke Fiend tries to kick Santos off but Santos keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Santos not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The Coke Fiend won't allow Santos to pass to mount.
Santos performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

The Coke Fiend is defending against the submission attempts here by Santos.
Santos is looking to take a break and control but The Coke Fiend is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The Coke Fiend tries to kick Santos off but Santos keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Santos seems to be working for a kimura but The Coke Fiend defends the submission attempt.
Santos is nestled in close to The Coke Fiend, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Santos winds up and cracks The Coke Fiend with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The Coke Fiend avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Santos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Bones The Coke Fiend dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lima Santos's cut.
That's time! The Coke Fiend's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

The Coke Fiend lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The Coke Fiend goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Santos takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Santos is rocked!
Santos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The Coke Fiend circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Santos drops to the canvas, hurt badly! The Coke Fiend follows Santos to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Bones The Coke Fiend!
Johnny Bones The Coke Fiend is the new light heavyweight champion!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
38%

Undercard bout

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Graves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clint Hester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Mike Graves has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Mike Graves seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Graves
vs
Hester

183 cm
20
185 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

187 cm
22
185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Graves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Clint Hester !
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Graves misses.
Hester lands with a shot to the body.
Graves ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Graves on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hester loads up on a big right hand but Graves slips the punch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Graves.
Graves takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Graves misses the target.
Donk. Hester catches Graves right on the button with a cross.
Graves shoots in for a takedown but Hester shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hester displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Graves throws out the jab.
Hester walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Graves takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hester .
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hester misses the shot to the body.
Graves on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hester throws a shot to the body.
Graves looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Clint Hester seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Graves paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hester throws out a loose jab but Graves uses good head movement to avoid it.
Graves has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Graves there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hester displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Graves throws out the jab.
Hester misses with a straight right.
Hester has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Graves throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hester sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Graves avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hester scores with a crisp jab that stopped Graves in his tracks.
Hester throws a good cross that connects.
Graves avoids the body shot from Hester .
Hester throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Graves stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hester lands a body shot.
Hester lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hester lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Graves looks to land a right hand but Hester moved out of range.
Hester scores with the left hand. Graves knows he should have avoided that one.
Graves looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hester defending well as Graves loads up on a big left hand.
Graves is breathing heavily.
Hester misses with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hester misses with a body shot.
Hester scores with a decent looking hook.
Hester 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Graves under the eye.
Graves avoids the body shot from Hester .
Graves moves away from the strike by Hester .
Graves fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Graves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Graves uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hester .
Hester punishes Graves's body with a nice straight punch.
Graves takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hester jabs Graves right on the nose. Graves blinks but takes it well.
Graves defending well as Hester loads up on a big left hand.
Good shot there by Hester .
Hester works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hester with a hook.
Graves looks to score with a jab to the body but Hester is just out of range.
Hester lands with a straight right. Graves didn't see that one coming.
A slow jab from Graves misses its intended target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Hester as he connects with a hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Hester as he connects with a hook.
Graves takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Graves throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hester sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Graves.
Hester misses the shot to the body.
Hester connects with a body shot.
Graves looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hester dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Graves walks into a straight right hand from Hester .
Jab by Hester .
Hester scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Graves doesn't seem bothered though.
Hester ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Graves ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Graves takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hester throws a shot from downtown. Graves moves away and avoids it.
Hester connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Graves's hands.
Hester cracks Graves with a good jab.
Hester is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graves drops his hands momentarily and Hester takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hester paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hester scores with a decent looking hook.
Hester lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice cross by Hester .

Graves is rocked!
Hester is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Graves had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Graves takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hester changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hester comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hester changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hester scores with a jab.
Hester lands with a cross.
Hester lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Graves. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hester scores with a hook to the body. Graves takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Graves tries to keep at a distance but Hester has taken the fight into the clinch.

Hester 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clint Hester dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Graves avoids the body shot from Hester .
Hester tries to close the distance and clinch but Graves swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice defenses there by Graves.
Hester swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Graves.
Hester cracks Graves with a right hand to the side of the head.
Clint Hester seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Graves fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hester manages to avoid it.
Hester misses with an uppercut. Graves saw that one coming.
Hester connects with a looping right hand.
A big right from Hester misses.
Hester misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Hester misses.
Graves attempts a counter takedown but Hester avoids it well and moves away.
Hester throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves throws a lazy right hand but Hester sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Graves steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hester .
Hester fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Graves manages to avoid it.
Graves shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hester as he jumps to the side.
Graves on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Graves scores with a takedown into Hester 's guard.

Hester has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Graves off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Horrible takedown attempt by Graves or perhaps it was just good defense by Hester , which made it look bad.
Graves moves away from the strike by Hester .
A jab from Graves does it's job there.
Clint Hester is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hester swings for the body but Graves moves out of range.
Hester clobbers Graves with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Graves pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hester lands with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Graves tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hester defends well and Graves ends up having to push Hester into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Graves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Graves takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hester dips to his left and cracks Graves with an uppercut!
Hester scores with a nice right hand.
Graves swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hester tries to clinch but Graves moves out of range.
Hester has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hester bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Graves's head backwards.
Graves lands an overhand right.
Graves is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hester throws a jab but it's blocked by Graves.
Graves was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Graves dives in and grabs Hester 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hester pushes down on Graves's head and hops out.
Graves drops his hands momentarily and Hester takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hester lands with an overhand left.
Hester throws a shot to the body.
Graves takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A shot to the liver by Hester . Beautiful body shot.
Hester connects with the punch.
Hester works the jab nicely.
Hester fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jab by Hester .
Good exchange - Hester coming out on top.
Hester fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hester throws out a powerful jab.
Oh Graves is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hester scores with a punch to the head.
Hester throws a shot to the body.
Hester getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hester connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Graves's hands.
Hester moves into range and connects with a jab.
Graves tries to move into range but Hester moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hester drops Graves with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Graves! Hester dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clint Hester !
After winning the bout, Clint Hester thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

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FIGHT
RATING
92%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jake Gurel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Casey Bowman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bowman comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Thousand foot krutch - War of change kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be a great matchup!

Gurel
vs
Bowman

180 cm
29
175 lbs
9 - 10 - 0

180 cm
25
196 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Victory! Sports Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jake Gurel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Casey Bowman!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bowman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bowman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gurel. That did some damage!
Bowman moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gurel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Bowman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gurel misses with a leg kick.
Gurel throws a leg kick but Bowman sees it coming and moves out of range.

Bowman has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nice body punch from Bowman.
Bowman gets underhooks to prevent Gurel's takedown attempt.
Gurel wants a takedown but no success here.
Gurel tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Gurel. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Bowman breaks the clinch.

Bowman closes the distance and pushes Gurel back into the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Bowman as the two fighters clinch.
Bowman lands a nice shot to the body.
Gurel misses with an elbow strike.
Bowman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gurel backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Bowman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Bowman has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Gurel walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bowman.
Gurel is breathing heavily.
Gurel dives in for a single leg takedown but Bowman sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Bowman keeps Gurel at a distance using the push kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bowman clinches.
Bowman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Bowman breaks the clinch.

Gurel tries to sprawl but Bowman drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Gurel is rocked!
Still in half guard, Bowman seems content to control.
Oh Gurel is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Bowman stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Gurel to get to his feet.
Bowman plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Gurel to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Gurel just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Casey Bowman!
Casey Bowman is the new middleweight champion!
After the fight, Casey Bowman was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
Jake Gurel spoke after the fight, saying 'You win some, you lose some. Today I lost. Tomorrow I will win. Its that simple'.